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Offline Saxman

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This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« on: May 20, 2010, 12:59:02 PM »
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37256799/ns/technology_and_science-science

Researchers have achieved success at engineering a completely synthetic organism. Although there are some glitches, the results are considered a landmark in synthetic biology.

It's too bad Michael Crichton died two years ago. He'd have a field day with this one.
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2010, 01:15:29 PM »
Two blue nipples?  Yes, that is both awesome AND kinda creepy  :bolt:

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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2010, 01:39:11 PM »
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm
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Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell.
The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell.
The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA.

The researchers hope eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases


Cylons are on the way...

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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2010, 01:48:42 PM »
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Several of the synthesized genes didn't work properly. And the genes that did work didn't do anything particularly useful, at least by human standards.  The Mycoplasma bacteria grew, reproduced, and were sure to give Skuzzy a conniption fit, but that was about all.

 :D

Hopefully not.  This is some interesting stuff :aok
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2010, 03:15:48 PM »
Computer controlled replication...hmmm could be very bad in a few years!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100520/ap_on_sc/us_sci_synthetic_cell
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2010, 03:20:52 PM »
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2010, 03:27:40 PM »
Yeah but what the heck...I didn't see it posted when I made mine and I searched for a bit....oh whatever...I hate crap like this. We are all going to get wiped the (^&$ out by robots anyway.
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2010, 04:19:23 PM »
Hmmm...smacks of the 6th Day, Resident Evil, I am Legend and The Terminator...  :confused:
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2010, 05:46:34 PM »
 It feels no pity..no remorse...
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2010, 06:06:28 PM »
That means I can have my own personal number 6?  I'm okay with that.

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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2010, 06:18:38 PM »
You'll have a helluva time try'n to reproduce offspring, but sure will have fun doing it...

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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2010, 10:23:29 PM »
Quote from: Fulmar on May 20, 2010, 06:06:28 PM
That means I can have my own personal number 6?  I'm okay with that.

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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2010, 12:34:14 AM »
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2010, 02:55:01 AM »
Quote from: Fulmar on May 20, 2010, 06:06:28 PM
That means I can have my own personal number 6?  I'm okay with that.

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Hell yeah. :aok
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Re: This is at once both awesome and kinda creepy...
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2010, 02:58:33 AM »
Uh oh....

ZOMBIE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!

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